Why is Active Living important?There is a rapidly growing body of evidence which demonstrates that being active in everyday life not only has substantial positive impacts on our health, but also has potential environmental, social and economic benefits.
The good news is that active living need not be difficult or expensive - it's as simple as taking steps to integrate physical activity into our daily routines - whether at work, at home, in our leisure time and by the choices we make around transport.
There is a rapidly growing body of evidence, which demonstrates that being active in everyday life not only has substantial positive impacts on our health, but also has potential environmental, social and economic benefits. To assist and support leaders in the public, private and community sectors to make decisions that will facilitate and encourage active living, PCAL has summarised in this Active Living Statement the key evidence demonstrating the benefits of active living and the individual and social costs of a sedentary lifestyle.
The August PCAL Bulletin is now available. This month’s edition addresses topics ranging from ‘Obesity links to newer less walkable neighbourhoods’ to seed funding available for NSW Bike Week activities. Download the latest bulletin, Issue 8.7 - August 2008.
The NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre and the City of Sydney are hosting a seminar and discussion, "A Place for Cyclists: Strategies for Promoting Safety" in Sydney on Friday 5th September 2008. For more information see www.irmrc.unsw.edu.au
Designing Places for Active Living provides key design considerations for urban places in metropolitan, regional and rural areas with the current NSW planning context in mind. The resource helps address priorities associated with encouraging liveable communities and use of sustainable forms of transport. Importantly, it does not necessarily require additional resources for implementation, rather incorporation of the key design considerations into the planning, design and development stages of minor and major brownfield and greenfield projects. Find out more about designing places for active living.
